Toggle off the automatic system update switch in Settings. For app updates, open the Play Store settings to Network Preferences These directions apply to Android phones from Samsung and Google.

Your Android device has a new system app called SafetyCore, which is raising some serious privacy issues. Designed to protect against certain types of content, SafetyCore has extensive access to your ...

Android phones will often contain apps that you aren’t able to uninstall. All of the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) stick their own apps on your phone before it ever reaches you, and the ...

Pixel phones are still often thought of as being "stock Android"—devices that are free from bloat and offer Android in its purest form. But they aren't. Pixel phones are Google phones, and they come ...